Boy dies is canal
A FOUR year old boy fell into the Walsall Canal and tragically died.
Working platform washed away
THE repair to the Eshton Lock wall on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Gargrave is further delayed.
Victor can't make head or tail of it!
IT WAS way back in October of last year that a 'significant leak' occurred at Rishton on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Prospective buyer could not risk it
MY NAME is Gordon Travis and would like to use your site to tell of my decision that could help others in the same position, [he writes].
Cox still on the Rocks
ENGINEERS have been unable to repair the broken Coxhead Swing Bridge (20) on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Quick work on the Aire & Calder
QUICK work indeed from Canal & River Trust on the Aire & Calder.
The latest reason/excuse for not completing a job?
TWICE now Canal & River Trust have stated that a job cannot be completed owing to an urgent job elsewhere.
Four weeks to repair a 'blown' paddle
THE 'blown' paddle on Newlay Top Lock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been repaired and the flight reopened.
Rex Fairbrother gets a narrowboat
I was amazed to hear on the Sunday edition of the Archers that Rex Fairbrother had purchased a narrowboat, writes Roger Spurr.
Avon bathing plans rejected
IT SEEMS the Avon at Stratford is not clean enough for swimming as its bathing plans have been rejected.